Rail fastener



V. WELESK RAIL FASTENER lFiled April 12 1923 Nov. 27, 1923. 1,475,910

WITNESS: Y ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

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y vINcE WELESKI, or TARENTUM; PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL FASTENER.

Applicationv filed VApril 12, 1923. Serial No. 631,655.

are designed to be connected together and secured on a tie by a singlebolt.

A further object is to produce a means for fastening rails on metal tieswhich will prevent the tilting or vertical movement of the ties andretard the creeping of the rails without interfering with the naturallongitudinal movement thereof incident to expansion and contraction.

With these objects in view reference is to be had to the drawings whichaccompany and which form part of this application.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view showing a rail fastenedon a tie in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an end view of the tie with parts broken away and parts insection.

Figure 3 is a perspective view looking toward the notched face of one ofthe clamping members.

Figure 4 is a similar View looking toward the straight face of thecooperating clamping member. n

Again referring to the drawing, the nu'- meral 1 indicates a metal tieprovided, adjacent its ends with transverse depressions forming railseats on the upper face thereof. Only one end of a tie vis shown in thedrawing, and the rail which has its base flange received in the seat ofthe said tie is indicated by the numeral 2.

In a line below and centrally with respect to the depression forming therail seat the tie 1 has a transverse opening 3 therethrough for a boltmember 4 that has its threaded end surrounded by a lock washer 5 and en-A gaged bya nut 6. The bolt passes centrally through the body portions 7of myimproved rail clamps.

Bothk clamps are of a similar construction, each including asubstantially rectangular body that has one of its faces from its innerend formed with a depression or notch of a depth approximately equallingonehalf of the thickness of the body. The notches, of course, form thesaid face of the body with a shoulder 8, and against this shoulder thereduced end 9 of the cooperating clamp body abuts. The reduced portionsof the bodies are, of course, provided with aligning openings for thebolt 3.

are integrally formed at their outer corners with lips 10, the innerfaces of the said lips being arranged at an angle to correspond to theangled upper faces of the base ianges of the rail 2. The lips 10 projecta suitable distance beyond what I will term the inner face of the clampbodies and the under flat faces 11 of the projecting portions of thelips rest on the upper face of the tie as clearly disclosed in Figures land 2J of the drawing.

Clamps constructed kas above described may be cheaply manufactured andeasily applied. As each clamp is of a similar construction a broken ordefective clamp may The widened outer ends of the bodies 7 be readilyreplaced. The clamps, as previ- Y ously stated, are held associated andare secured on both the rail and tie by a' single bolt, and it isthought that the foregoing description` when taken in connection withthe drawing will render the construction and advantages of theimprovement perfectly clear. to those acquainted with the art to whichthis invention relates.

Having described the invention, I claim:

l. The combination with a metal tie grooved to provide a rail seat and arail in the seat, of means for clamping the rails on y tend laterallybeyond their bodies to rest on the tie, and a single bolt passingthrough said members and through the tie for securing the same on thetie in rail engagement,

2. The combination with a tie and a rail resting thereon, of means forclamping the engaging lips which extend laterally from rail on the tie,comprising tWo companion the bodies to rest on the tie and to engage 1oY members each including a fiat body portion, the base flanges of therail, and a bolt passhaving their confronting faces from their ingthrough the lapping portions of l,the

5 outer ends notched for interengagement body and transversely throughthe ,'@V fOr whereby' both faces of the bodies will be securing theclamp on the tie. flush when associuted, both of saidr'bodies Intestimony whereof I aiiix m. signature. l5 having their. outer Cornersformed Withrail v Y VINCE WLESKI.

